albany, they are closed today. they are expected to be closed tomorrow as well. but this area is not evacuated. there s another one of those gusts coming up, kate. when i asked officials why this area was not evacuated, they said, look, you have to drive a very long way in order to get out of, really, the affected area, and so you d have to go quite far to really get out of harm s way so it s simply not practical in this case. the more vulnerable people were asked to leave. for everybody else, though, they want them to stay inside of their homes. in this area, if you live in a mobile home or less sturdy structure, they want you to be staying with friends or going to one of the shelters that they ve set up. there s a couple hundred shelters in a couple hundred people, excuse me, in those shelters. officials are expecting those numbers to rise as the worst of this weather really starts to rip through this area, kate. scott, i mean, i can just see it s looking brutal where you are, an
battery, flashlight and have a safety plan and place to go. reporter: what s the most common mistake people make in these situations? they run outside and want to see the storm. they don t go to their place of safety. reporter: thanks so much. food luck throughout the night as you monitor this storm. thanks very much. wolf, we re told schools have closed early in this general area of alabama. courts have shut down. they re telling people to get off the roads right now. they say i just spoke with the national weather service official. he said the roadways are the worst place to be if you re on the roads anywhere around birmingham, northwest alabama, get off and to a save place. they re also telling people, wolf, if you live in a manufactured home like a mobile home, get out of it, get to a more sturdy structure. good advice, brian. we ll get back to you. i want to go to jeremy holmes, a storm chaser in athens, alabama. what are you seeing now? right now i have heavy